[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text]We are delighted to highlight 4 REALTOR® partners who are supporting students in San Antonio ISD (SAISD) through their businesses. Lynn Knapik of Lynn Knapik Real Estate LLC made a $300 donation to the SAISD Scholarship Fund in the summer of 2020 to honor new homeowners. The couple had recently purchased a home in the San […]

Amanda Keammerer Vice President of Cybersecurity San Antonio Chamber of Commerce   Who was your favorite teacher? Oh gosh, I have a few favorite teachers, so I hope if they read this: All of you were important to me! Mrs. Bordes is one of my favorites for sure – she taught our high school Russian […]

Alicia and Ron Thomas, both former educators, utilize a Fidelity Charitable donor-advised fund to support the charities they care most about – we are glad the SAISD Foundation is one of those. For the Thomas’s using a donor advised fund helps track their donations in one place and simplifies their giving. To make a donation, […]

May 4, 2020 — The San Antonio Independent School District (SAISD) Foundation is increasing its focus on engaging alumni and friends, launching a new digital community that will help it do just that – the SAISD Nation.   Through SAISD Nation, the school district community has access to regular updates, mentor and volunteer opportunities, special […]

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – The SAISD Foundation’s #ConnectCampaign has received two $50,000 gifts from two long standing supporters; Wells Fargo and the San Antonio Area Foundation. The San Antonio Area Foundation gift is from a grant from the COVID-19 Response Fund, a community fund jointly managed by the San Antonio Area Foundation and the United Way of […]

Supporting SAISD Family Businesses So many industries have been paralyzed by the current pandemic, but few have been harder hit that restaurants and small retail operations. Many are adapting by offering curbside and delivery options and could use community support to make ends meet. We’ve gathered a list of some of these businesses, and hope […]

Supporting SAISD Family Businesses So many industries have been paralyzed by the current pandemic, but few have been harder hit that restaurants and small retail operations. Many are adapting by offering curbside and delivery options and could use community support to make ends meet. We’ve gathered a list of some of these businesses, and hope […]

Rebecca Flores Education Program Administrator Department of Human Services   What is your favorite book? This is an impossible question to answer.  I honestly cannot think of just one book as my favorite.  Everything written by Jhumpa Lahiri is beyond anything a mere mortal can write.  The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman […]

 A conversation with Suzanne Scott, San Antonio ISD Alumni, Highlands High School Where did you attend high school? I went to Highlands High School. So you grew up in the South Side? I did, I grew up near McCreeless mall. I went to elementary school at Charles C Ball Elementary School and then I went […]

Shari Albright President Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation What is your favorite book? I am a big fan of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist, as it’s a tale of searching, adventure-seeking, self-discovery and a reminder to follow your dreams.  It was given to me as a gift just as a new opportunity presented itself many years […]